Graham Davey's Psychology Today Blog
General points to keep in mind when it comes to managing your anxiety.
"There's nothing crueler than a bunch of school kids."
If we’re in an anxiety epidemic, then there’s plenty to worry about!
Is there a relationship between parents micromanaging their kids and childhood anxiety?
Even with a good-sized social network, users face added stressors and feelings of disconnectedness.
What factors combine to turn an emerging worry into a distressing activity that you can’t seem to disengage from?
Demonic or ‘spirit possession’ is still a common explanation for mental health problems in many areas of the world.
There is a need to invest in psychosis prevention programs – concentrating on treating existing problems is like “mopping the floor while the tap is still running”
What do we know about the psychological factors that are likely to determine how fearful or worried you become about the current Ebola outbreak?
Are some psychotherapies more effective than others? – Or are we being swamped by an ever-growing list of bland interventions that claim to be the latest advances in psychotherapy, but are simply no better or no worse than what has gone before?
The involvement of disgust and cultural history in spider phobia suggests that such fear may have a complex origin.
As many as 1 in 3 people suffer a phobia of spiders, so where does this fear come from? An analysis of an unexpected emotion may provide an answer.
Ask almost anyone you meet and they’ll claim they have a phobia of some kind – However, it is far from clear where phobias come from.
We should be wary of the increasing trend of treating psychological problems with medications, and in many cases medications without accompanying psychological help and support.
Many mental health problems are underpinned by delusional beliefs about the self and the world – and chronic worrying is no different. Here are 10 delusional beliefs held by worriers
Mental health stigma is common when people are brave enough to admit they have a mental health problem, and it can often lead on to various forms of exclusion or discrimination – either within social circles or within the workplace
What Do We Worry About?
If you ask almost anyone whether they worry or not, they will almost certainly say “yes”. But what do they mean by worrying, and what do they worry about?
Will DSM-5 Make Us Worry More?
Will the publication of DSM-5 lead to over-diagnosis of mental health problems? Is so, does it matter? Read More
Mental Health Research: Half a Century of Status Quo?
Can we clinical psychology researchers convince ourselves that we are doing anything other than trying to clear up the status quo in a paradigmatic approach that hasn’t been seriously questioned for over half a century?Read More
The Lost 40%
Modern treatments for common mental health problems are more effective than doing nothing. But when the service user asks “will I be cured?” - the answer is not so reassuring Read More
My Worrying and My Bad Mood
The relationship between worry and mood is complex, and your bad mood is as much a cause of your worrying as it is a consequence of it. Read More
Why Are Worriers So Bad At Worrying?
Many chronic worriers readily claim they could “Worry for their country!” They certainly could, but we wouldn’t necessarily end up with much in the way of hard-nosed answers to pressing questions Read More
Five Traits That Could Get You "Abducted by Aliens"
Many of those people who claim to be alien abductees are seemingly sincere, psychologically healthy, nonpsychotic people—so are their experiences real and their claims to have been abducted true? Psychological research has identified 5 traits that could get you “abducted by aliens” Read More
Making Mountains out of Molehills and Ending up in Hell!
For many chronic worriers ‘catastrophizing’ has become a daily pattern of thinking that is distressing and debilitating. It makes mountains out of molehills and grows small harmless seeds into giant threatening forests. Read More
5 Tips to Avoid Becoming a Chronic Worrier
People are experts at turning themselves into chronic worriers—and often without knowing they’re doing it. Here are five factors that are likely to contribute to you developing unmanageable worrying. If you identify with any of these characteristics, then here are some tips to help you avoid becoming a chronic worrier. Read More
Have You Taught Your Kids to Worry?
Childhood is a difficult time. But hey kids - most of you will have those champions of wisdom and good sense to guide you through the difficulties – your parents! Or will you? Read More
10 Tips to Manage Your Worrying
Almost 1 in 10 people find uncontrollable worrying a distressing affliction that feels as though it has become an inseparable part of their personality and character. Chronic worrying is often driven by a need to worry to “make sure things will all be OK”. Here are 10 tips with associated useful links that you can try out to help you manage your worrying. Read More
The Psychological Effects of TV News
The predominantly negative emotional content of many contemporary news programs can have a very subtle effect on you and your personal worries. Studies suggest that negative news makes you sadder and more anxious and increases your tendency to catastrophise your own worries. Read More
The Myth of the "Born Worrier"
Are we really "born worriers" as many of us are ready to declare? Or is worrying something we learn to do over our lifetime? Read More